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stratocumulus: see cloud cloud, aggregation of minute particles of water or ice suspended in the air.
Formation of CloudsClouds are formed when air containing water vapor is cooled below a critical temperature called the dew point and the resulting moisture condenses into ..... Click the link for more information. . stratocumulus Meteorol a uniform stretch of cloud containing dark grey globular masses stratocumulus [¦strad·ō′kyü·myə·ləs] (meteorology) A principal cloud type predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray or whitish layer of patch, which nearly always has dark parts. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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One, with rounded stratocumulus crests, resembles the petaled globes of hydrangea blooms; another is icy and polar, a rimed confection you don't see in Southern California except in undefrosted freezers. According to Garratt (1992), the cloud-topped boundary layer can be broadly identified with a turbulent region in which patterns and ensembles of stratus, stratocumulus and cumulus clouds reside beneath a capping inversion. How do you tell the difference between stratocumulus and nimbostratus clouds? |
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